USDTampa International Airport's own parking costs up to $22 per 24 hours in the Economy Garage, $26 in the Long Term Garage and $32 in the Short Term Garage, tax included, and the first hour is free in each. Book it on the airport's booking site, park.tampaairport.com, which says pre-booking online is always cheaper. ParkingAccess cannot book any parking or hotel-and-parking package at TPA right now.
Last verified: September 29, 2026, 1:35 p.m. ET, on tampaairport.com and park.tampaairport.com, the airport's own websites, and in live ParkingAccess searches the same day.
Disclosure: ParkingAccess has nothing bookable at TPA today, so nothing on this page earns ParkingAccess a commission.
TPA parking rates, from the airport's site
All rates include tax, and the first hour is free.
- Economy Garage: $5 an hour after the first, up to $22 per 24 hours. It sits south of the Main Terminal on airport property, 1.2 miles away. Take the elevators to Level 1 of the garage and ride the SkyConnect train to the Main Terminal.
- Long Term Garage: $8 for 1 to 2 hours and $8 for each additional hour, up to $26 per 24 hours. It is next to the Main Terminal. Take the moving walkway on Level 4 to the terminal.
- Short Term Garage: $8 for 1 to 2 hours and $8 for each additional hour, up to $32 per 24 hours. It fills Levels 4 to 9 above the Main Terminal. Take the elevators down to the terminal.
- Cell Phone Waiting Lot: free, for drivers waiting to pick someone up, with direct access from George J. Bean Parkway.
Any airport facility allows up to 45 days. Vehicle clearance is 8 feet on Levels 2 to 6 of the Economy Garage and 13 feet on its Level 1 and surface lot, 7 feet 10 inches in the Long Term Garage, and 6 feet 8 inches in the Short Term Garage. Disabled parking is on every level of every garage and next to the elevators in the Economy Garage. The airport offers free EV charging at most of its parking facilities.
How to book official TPA parking
The airport sells reservations for all three garages on its official booking site, park.tampaairport.com. The airport says pre-booking is the best way to guarantee a space and the price of your parking, and that pre-booking online is always cheaper. Online prices depend on your dates, so enter them there. Without a booking, the garages take cash, American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa, SunPass Plus, Apple Pay and Google Pay. For parking questions, the airport lists ABM Parking Management at (813) 870-8791.
What ParkingAccess can book at TPA
Nothing, as of September 29, 2026. A live ParkingAccess search for October 6 to 11, 2026 found no bookable parking at TPA. The one lot it had returned earlier that day, Quality Inn & Suites Tampa/Ybor City (Port of Tampa), runs its shuttle to the cruise port, not the airport, and ParkingAccess no longer sells it as TPA parking. ParkingAccess's hotel-and-parking package search showed no available rooms at any TPA package hotel for October 5 to 11 or October 13 to 18, 2026.
The other lots near TPA that ParkingAccess lists but cannot book are linked after this guide. If you use one, book with the operator and confirm its current rate and shuttle there.
Questions travelers ask about TPA parking
How much is parking at Tampa International Airport?
At the airport's drive-up rates, up to $22 per 24 hours in the Economy Garage, $26 in the Long Term Garage and $32 in the Short Term Garage, tax included, with the first hour free. The airport says booking online at park.tampaairport.com is always cheaper.
How do I get from the Economy Garage to the terminal?
Take the elevators to Level 1 of the Economy Garage and ride the SkyConnect train to the Main Terminal.
Can I book TPA parking on ParkingAccess?
Not right now. ParkingAccess had no bookable parking and no hotel-and-parking package with available rooms at TPA on September 29, 2026. Book the airport's garages at park.tampaairport.com.
Where can I wait to pick someone up?
The Cell Phone Waiting Lot is free, with direct access from George J. Bean Parkway.
How long can I leave my car at TPA?
Up to 45 days in any airport facility. The airport says a car left longer, whose owner it cannot contact, may be impounded.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Parking on tampaairport.com: rates, terminal access, vehicle clearances, payment, the 45-day limit and the Cell Phone Waiting Lot, read September 29, 2026.
- Official TPA Parking, the airport's booking site: the garages available for reservation and its pre-booking terms, read September 29, 2026.
- ParkingAccess live searches on September 29, 2026: parking for October 6 to 11, and hotel-and-parking packages for October 5 to 11 and October 13 to 18.